WHAT ARE HETERONYMS?
HETERONYMS- These are the words that are spelled the same but have two different meanings with different pronunciations.
Pronunciation is different by stress on the syllable and vowel realization. There are many different reasons to highlight different sounds as they are having the same spellings used in our conversations.
Watch the video lesson to learn the DIFFERENCE IN PRONUNCIATIONS OF WORDS HAVING TWO
DIFFERENT MEANINGS.
Practice these words and sentences by playing the video again and again. Speak those words aloud, REMEMBER the more you speak the fast you will learn.
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Here are some words with different stress on different syllables, 2 different meanings, and one example. To understand it.
RECORD- RECKord
MEANING- Anything that consists of a piece of evidence that was in the past OR achievements of something.
EXAMPLE- The safety record at the railway station is not satisfactory.
RECORD- reKORD
MEANING- Converting the voice into a permanent form.
EXAMPLE-She was recording her voice.
PRESENT- PREZent
MEANING- In a particular place
EXAMPLE-You must be present there.
PRESENT-preeZENT
MEANING- A gift that is given on special occasions.
EXAMPLE-You should give a present on her birthday.
OBJECT- AhBject
MEANING- A thing or any material that is visible and can be touched.
EXAMPLE-Put this object carefully on the table.
OBJECT- uBject
MEANING- Disagreement with the matter by opposing anything.
EXAMPLE-I object to your opinion.
READ- REED
MEANING- The act of reading
EXAMPLE-Read this book thoroughly.
READ- RED
MEANING- The past tense of the verb read.
EXAMPLE-I read this news in the newspaper also.
WIND-WINd
MEANING- A natural movement of air.
EXAMPLE-The wind is blowing fast.
WIND-Waind
MEANING- To turn up.
EXAMPLE-Wind up everything from here.
LIVE- liv
MEANING- To make a home with someone.
EXAMPLE-I live with my parents
LIVE- laiv
MEANING- Remain alive
EXAMPLE-It's a live creature.
TEAR- TARE
MEANING- To pull apart something.
EXAMPLE- Tear one paper from this notebook.
TEAR- TEER
MEANING- Waterdrop coming from the eyes.
EXAMPLE- Her eyes were full of tears.
CLOSE- cLOS
MEANING- Very near to someone or something.
EXAMPLE- She was very close to her.
CLOSE- Cloze
MEANING- To shut anything
EXAMPLE- Close the door.
EXCUSE- EKskyooz
MEANING- To justify any blame, to avoid negative judgment.
EXAMPLE- She is guilty, just giving excuses.
EXCUSE- ekskyoos
MEANING- Getting side or ask to leave the place.
EXAMPLE- Excuse me, I have to go from here.
LEAD-LEED
MEANING- To guide or to conduct
EXAMPLE- She leads this group.
LEAD- LED
'MEANING- Pb' is a chemical compound.
EXAMPLE- This material is made up of lead.
DRAWER- dror
MEANING- An item of box-shaped storage furniture.
EXAMPLE- Clean the drawers of the kitchen.
DRAWER- DRAWer
MEANING- Who draws anything.
EXAMPLE- He is the drawer of this beautiful drawing.
SECOND- SecoND
MEANING- A period of time, the sixtieth part of a minute.
EXAMPLE- There are 60 seconds in a minute.
SECOND- SECond
MEANING- Number 2 in sequence.
EXAMPLE- She got the second rank in her class.
CONTRACT- CONtract
MEANING- A legal agreement
EXAMPLE- I have signed a contract paper to partnership in this company.
CONTRACT- conTRACT
MEANING- Decrease in size
EXAMPLE- Plastic bottle contracts when it gets fire.
MINUTE- minnit
MEANING- A period of time equal to 60 seconds.
EXAMPLE- Please wait for a minute,
MINUTE- myNOOT
MEANING- Extremely small or tiny
EXAMPLE- There is a minute difference between you and her.
PROJECT- proJECT
MEANING- Extended outwards beyond something.
EXAMPLE- I found a piece of paper projecting from the notebook.
PROJECT- PRAHject
MEANING- An individual enterprise planned and achiever.
EXAMPLE- I am working on a big project.
REFUSE- re FYOOZE
MEANING- Indicate that one is not willing to accept.
EXAMPLE- She refuses the offer.
REFUSE- REFFyoos
MEANING- Garbage
EXAMPLE- It is refuse, totally waste, throw it.
RESIGN- reZYN
MEANING- Willingly leave a job.
EXAMPLE- He resigned from his post.
RESIGN- Re SYN
MEANING- Accept that something cannot be avoided.
EXAMPLE- She resigned herself from this difficult task.
WOUND- wooNd
MEANING- An injury caused in any part of the body.
EXAMPLE- Its a knife wound.
WOUND- WOWND
MEANING- Repeatedly twist or coil anything.
EXAMPLE- Anna wound the wool into a ball.
SIN- sign
MEANING- Abbreviation of SINE in mathematics.
EXAMPLE- Sin is in trigonometry.
SIN- sin
MEANING- An immortal crime.
EXAMPLE- It's a sin in eyes of a mom.
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